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i mean, these are states that barack obama has never trailed in. it shows just how desperate mitt romney is because he can't compete in the swing states. this is a perfect storm that hit mitt romney this week. it showed barack obama as a commander in chief. the gallup poll was knocked off. it was his best poll. it showed the two competing businesses. not only did you have chris christie out there, but you also have bob mcdonnell of west virginia, another republican surrogate, who said the obama administration's response has been incredibly fast. >> i wouldn't go that far. they came in separately and they left separately. but sometimes governors have to do what governors do and presidents have to do what presidents do. i get that. and i think for the moment, your man probably got some. john, i want to ask you, i've been reading in the newspapers -- you correct me if i'm wrong. your superpack and other republican super packs have put $4 million into pennsylvania. team obama, only $625,000. for $4 million, jonathan, you want a rate of return better th
i mean, these are states that barack obama has never trailed in. it shows just how desperate mitt romney is because he can't compete in the swing states. this is a perfect storm that hit mitt romney this week. it showed barack obama as a commander in chief. the gallup poll was knocked off. it was his best poll. it showed the two competing businesses. not only did you have chris christie out there, but you also have bob mcdonnell of west virginia, another republican surrogate, who said the obama...
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new york is a very strong democratic state. obama has new york in his pocket. i think it's also true for most of the eastern seaboard. it's the center of the united states where most of the problems are. the only real swing state on the eastern seaboard that's affected by the storm is virginia. >> when it comes to the election will be held, we haven't had confirmation whether it will be delayed, but so far it seems the date will still be held in a week from now, but i want to pick up on the early voting because the obama camp is hoping to encourage many people it get out to the polls early. obama himself also casting the vote early. the timing of this is important because we have the u.s. jobs figures supposedly coming out at the end of the week. if people don't get out there and vote and the numbers come in a little bit different from what was expected, could this have an impact? >> it could. getting the vote out is critical at the local level. and of course the election now comes down to six key states and within those, and they're up on your board now, and w
new york is a very strong democratic state. obama has new york in his pocket. i think it's also true for most of the eastern seaboard. it's the center of the united states where most of the problems are. the only real swing state on the eastern seaboard that's affected by the storm is virginia. >> when it comes to the election will be held, we haven't had confirmation whether it will be delayed, but so far it seems the date will still be held in a week from now, but i want to pick up on...
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this is a state that obama carried with only 262,000 vote margins. so if they show up, it's going to be a big factor that wasn't there four years ago. >> why is no one else covering this, ralph? you've got hard numbers. first of all, first of all, you're talking about wisconsin and iowa as well as ohio, as well as pennsylvania. i mean, romney, that's landslide territory. what i want to ask you is this. why doesn't the press understand the story that you're telling, and to some extent, the work you've done? dan henneger did that absolutely. why don't they get that, ralph? why don't they talk about that? >> there has been a fair amount of coverage. front page story in "the new york times." there's been broadcast coverage. fox news has tone done it. there's been coverage of it. the main reason why, larry, is just this t-- it's not a new problem. it's a systemic problem that a lot of these voters are located in what the dominant media would call flyover country. 47% of this vote is in the south. 27% of this vote is in the heartland of the country, in the
this is a state that obama carried with only 262,000 vote margins. so if they show up, it's going to be a big factor that wasn't there four years ago. >> why is no one else covering this, ralph? you've got hard numbers. first of all, first of all, you're talking about wisconsin and iowa as well as ohio, as well as pennsylvania. i mean, romney, that's landslide territory. what i want to ask you is this. why doesn't the press understand the story that you're telling, and to some extent, the...
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in the state of ohio. but the problem for mitt romney and anyone else participating in the campaign right now is all the coverage is drowning out anything that politicians say. we are locked in a very tight race. we had two new polls out this morning, tracking polls. one, the washington post/abc news poll showed mitt romney 49%-brah 49%-barack obama 48%. another poll shows pro seciselye opposite. obama 48%. but they're the same poll. with a margin of error, we have essentially a tie race but the obama team believes that their advantage is in the battleground states like iowa, states like nevada, states like ohio that mitt romney needs and we'll see whether they are right. but as of now, it appears unlikely that things are going to move very much over the next couple of days because romney's canceled campaign events tomorrow, so has the president. >> when we talk about the sort of being a dead heat in the popular vote, what do we know about the way the electoral vote may be breaking one way or another, give
in the state of ohio. but the problem for mitt romney and anyone else participating in the campaign right now is all the coverage is drowning out anything that politicians say. we are locked in a very tight race. we had two new polls out this morning, tracking polls. one, the washington post/abc news poll showed mitt romney 49%-brah 49%-barack obama 48%. another poll shows pro seciselye opposite. obama 48%. but they're the same poll. with a margin of error, we have essentially a tie race but...
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there was polling yesterday in the state of ohio, the all-important state of ohio, that no republican has ever worn the white house without carrying, that showed obama up slightly. we're seeing close races in virginia, florida, and of course wisconsin where the president is going to be today when he resumes campaigning. so it's close, but the president certainly has a slight edge in these important swing states that both candidates need to win to get to 270. >> how hard has the last few days been for romney with the president inspecting storm damage, how tough is his job? >> its eye certainly a challenge. you have somebody in the president who is the commander in chief. if you're mitt romney, you want to be a part of the conversation somehow. he spent tuesday participating in storm relief efforts, taking time away from the campaign trail, but it's certainly difficult to stay in the conversation the way he wants to. with obama back on the campaign trail, romney in virginia, but certainly the last three days, it's been a challenge for romney to stay in the conversation with obama and to
there was polling yesterday in the state of ohio, the all-important state of ohio, that no republican has ever worn the white house without carrying, that showed obama up slightly. we're seeing close races in virginia, florida, and of course wisconsin where the president is going to be today when he resumes campaigning. so it's close, but the president certainly has a slight edge in these important swing states that both candidates need to win to get to 270. >> how hard has the last few...
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i know a number of republicans throughout the united states who have been more extreme in their anti-obama views than they have about any other democratic leader since i've known them and there is a relate fear that america is being socialized by obama and that he's a real danger and threat to the system and the american constitution. all of that is fine since i'm not going to have to vote. how strong a leader do you think romney would be? and my point really goes to market. how strong a leader would he be, how much would he take america back toward fiscal and get america working again in a less socialized and more robust way? >> i think he could get things done and thing paul ryan would get things done, as well. . >> that does demand that congress works with him. >> i think most people next tuesday will think do we reelect president obama for next four years, we could have a senate controlled by republicans, you really will get lame duck from the beginning. and even if people feel sympathetic to obama and generally like him as a personality, i think we need a president who can get things
i know a number of republicans throughout the united states who have been more extreme in their anti-obama views than they have about any other democratic leader since i've known them and there is a relate fear that america is being socialized by obama and that he's a real danger and threat to the system and the american constitution. all of that is fine since i'm not going to have to vote. how strong a leader do you think romney would be? and my point really goes to market. how strong a leader...
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in states that have lower unemployment than the national amp, does that help president obama? >> no, because voters are smart. i don't buy that others in the media have that cynicism that somehow voters conditions make that connection. you look at ohio, virginia, what we've done in wisconsin, it didn't turn around until the last two years, less than two years. and it turned around because republican governors came into those states, got the economy improving again. think about how much better it could be if we put a republican governor, a former republican governor, in charge as our president. that's the clear difference. at the convention when i spoke, i mentioned that night at my speech that if you compare all the states in america with the ones led by republicans compared to those led by democrats, the unemployment rate in republican led students was one point lower than those led by democrats. and voters understand that.was than those led by democrats. and voters understand that. >> is the hurricane having any impact on on the presidential election some there's been lots o
in states that have lower unemployment than the national amp, does that help president obama? >> no, because voters are smart. i don't buy that others in the media have that cynicism that somehow voters conditions make that connection. you look at ohio, virginia, what we've done in wisconsin, it didn't turn around until the last two years, less than two years. and it turned around because republican governors came into those states, got the economy improving again. think about how much...
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president obama declaring the state of new york a disaster area because of sandy's impact, makes the state eligible for extra financial aid. it's closed most new york city tunnels and bridges as well and the mass transit biggest destruction in the 108 years the subway system has been around. will the labor department release the october jobs report scheduled friday morning? at this point the labor market it says it will make every effort to do so. as we continue to see the effects of the storm there is a chance the report could be delayed. the futures have been trading and will continue trading until 9:15. the dow futures down barely by 5 points, nasdaq off by 10.5 points, the s&p up by less than one point. >>> super storm sandy slamming the new jersey coastline hurling record breaking waves and leaving a path of destruction in its wake. the weather channel's jen carfagno joins us with the latest. >> joe, good morning, record breaking waves, record breaking surge, now seeing record breaking river levels. the delaware river set a new record. let me show you where we are with sandy and
president obama declaring the state of new york a disaster area because of sandy's impact, makes the state eligible for extra financial aid. it's closed most new york city tunnels and bridges as well and the mass transit biggest destruction in the 108 years the subway system has been around. will the labor department release the october jobs report scheduled friday morning? at this point the labor market it says it will make every effort to do so. as we continue to see the effects of the storm...
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that's a swing state barack obama carried four years ago that mitt romney wants to take away from him. business and other groups allied with the republican campaign are doing the same thing. the u.s. chamber of commerce, though they didn't want us to have a camera in their phone banks, say they're also making millions of calls this weekend. everyone is trying to goose the turnout. the turnout by the two sides is what's going to tell us which of these poll models is correct. the likely voters are something that pollsters can only guess at. they're trying to turn likely voters into actual voters. >> all right, john. thanks so much. we'll keep watching that. very, very important component to this story. >>> 40 minutes before the closing bell sounds on wall street for friday. the market is under pressure today after being up 57 points on the better than expected jobs numbers. a complete reversal. we're looking at a triple-digit decline to end the week. >>> meantime, verizon is warning that now that superstorm sandy could significant hit its bottom line. what about at&t? has it been hit as
that's a swing state barack obama carried four years ago that mitt romney wants to take away from him. business and other groups allied with the republican campaign are doing the same thing. the u.s. chamber of commerce, though they didn't want us to have a camera in their phone banks, say they're also making millions of calls this weekend. everyone is trying to goose the turnout. the turnout by the two sides is what's going to tell us which of these poll models is correct. the likely voters...
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state. >>> welcome back. we want to show you some shots of new jersey, one of the hardest hit states as a result of hurricane sandy. president obama in new jersey with governor chris christie touring some of the hardest hit areas of the state. is this brigantine, nng? this is certainly new jersey and we want to show you some of the other pictures if we can and take you back to the president and governor christie to get their statements as they spent the day today touring some of the worst and hardest hit areas of jersey. as we wrap up an ugly month meanwhile for wall street, the dow jones industrial average is down better than 3% on the month with the other major indices not faring much better. mandy drury is here with the october losers and a couple winners as well. >> absolutely. here are some great stats dug up by our cnbc crack data team. all three indices are breaking their four-month winning streak, as for the nasdaq 100, quite a lot of ugliness there on track for its worst october sin
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you know, to the extent that they are on some east coast states where, you know, president obama has had a substantial lead, you could see that it may not affect the outcome in some of those states, but, on the other hand, if you're talking about florida, talking about virginia, these are highly competitive states, and we can't predict how it's going to affect it. >> thanks, guys. talk to you later. we've been looking at that video of the capitol building. no, there is no fountain around the capitol. that was rain. >> rain. >> just incredibly visible with the lights, the volume of water that's coming down. unbelievable. >> and we go back to that video that you just saw there. that's point pleasant, new jersey, far from pleasant today. look at the flooding already at this point. this is well before landfall today. >> and well before what they expect will be the worst of the flooding. what will new york city look like tomorrow along with points north and south? more of cnbc's special coverage of hurricane sandy is straight ahead. when you take a closer l. ...at the best schools in the
you know, to the extent that they are on some east coast states where, you know, president obama has had a substantial lead, you could see that it may not affect the outcome in some of those states, but, on the other hand, if you're talking about florida, talking about virginia, these are highly competitive states, and we can't predict how it's going to affect it. >> thanks, guys. talk to you later. we've been looking at that video of the capitol building. no, there is no fountain around...
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president obama's got a 2 percentage point lead, 49-24. in all of these polls, we see that mitt romney is roughly even with the president on the -- who can best manage the economy. on their favorable ratings, mitt romney's has improved, but in each case the lead the president has among women is spllightly larger than the lead mitt romney has among men. simen? >> john, thank you. >>> let's move from sandy and the road to recovery. baby steps i'm afraid still being taken in the city of new york today, including reports that manhattan power may be back online during the course of the weekend. until then, things appear to be getting tense. our senior correspondent scott cohn joins me now from lower manhattan. scott, i just heard firsthand that some residential buildings are now hiring armed guards because of the type of threat that they have faced from people attempting to loot as, of course, the police make those very regular trips during the night. >> reporter: that's entirely possible, simon. i haven't seen that directly, but i believe it.
president obama's got a 2 percentage point lead, 49-24. in all of these polls, we see that mitt romney is roughly even with the president on the -- who can best manage the economy. on their favorable ratings, mitt romney's has improved, but in each case the lead the president has among women is spllightly larger than the lead mitt romney has among men. simen? >> john, thank you. >>> let's move from sandy and the road to recovery. baby steps i'm afraid still being taken in the...
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more than 8.5 million people are without power across 18 states. earlier today, president obama declared disaster in new york and new jersey. the president will travel to new jersey tomorrow where he'll join governor chris christie in viewing the storm damage. much of new york and new jersey remains paralyzed with power outages, flooded roads, and debris. governor cuomo said this is the worst storm he's ever seen in new york city. public transportation remains shut down as many subway stations are flooded. mta officials say the damage is the worst they've ever seen in the subway's 108 year history. airports are beginning to open up. jfk will open tomorrow. washington and philadelphia have been partially restored as far as service is concerned today. bill, back to you. >> courtney, thank you very much. so it's all systems go at the new york stock exchange tomorrow. the nyse and nasdaq confirming they will be opened and fully operational come tomorrow. >> on the phone now, sam from s&p capital iq. thanks for joining us. s&p capital iq down the block
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across the state. in that tour, you can see homes submerged in sand left over after flood waters receded. boats up on bridges and a famous roller coaster in seaside heights now out to sea. three million in the state still without power and atlantic city still under mandatory evacuation. flooding is still evident here and businesses have yet to get back off the ground. we are told by many that they are hopeful to be back in business by thursday. a process that could take months and could stack up to be tho billions of dollars. >> meanwhile mary thompson is in pottsville, pennsylvania. >> this distribution center serves 116 stores in six states. it is being loaded with emergency supplies headed for eastern maryland which was hit by the storm surge as well as the rain. other goods that are needed for the post-recovery process. they will be the last things loaded on the truck so they are the first thing off the truck when it hits that affected area. preparation for sandy started early. while shipping out t
across the state. in that tour, you can see homes submerged in sand left over after flood waters receded. boats up on bridges and a famous roller coaster in seaside heights now out to sea. three million in the state still without power and atlantic city still under mandatory evacuation. flooding is still evident here and businesses have yet to get back off the ground. we are told by many that they are hopeful to be back in business by thursday. a process that could take months and could stack...
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also declaring new york and new jersey in a state of emergency. officials obviously calling this damage that we've been seeing in new york city unprecedented, and they do expect it to be days before power is restored. the national guard has been called in to help with downed power lines, and in the meantime new york city schools as a precaution do remain closed for a third straight day. back over to you. >> all right. mandy, thanks so much. mandy drury with the latest there. there's sure to be a huge rebuilding effort following sandy, and weyehaeuser is one of the biggest companies dealing in that effort. >> good to be here. >> how much exposure do you think you have to the northeast? how much business do you do here? >> well, we had distribution facilities, two in pennsylvania, one in pittsburgh and one in easton, and then we've got too facilities in the virginia area, richmond and also in baltimore. so, you know, we supply customers, you know, across the east, both with our lumber products is also with our panel products. we also have production
also declaring new york and new jersey in a state of emergency. officials obviously calling this damage that we've been seeing in new york city unprecedented, and they do expect it to be days before power is restored. the national guard has been called in to help with downed power lines, and in the meantime new york city schools as a precaution do remain closed for a third straight day. back over to you. >> all right. mandy, thanks so much. mandy drury with the latest there. there's sure...
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in the crucial states. the governor is in wisconsin today. as we can see, the president in ohio. you look at the top of drudge, john, and it's all about the complications of the recovery, the gas lines, the frustration. how much vulnerability does that leave the president even though he may appear to be acting presidential? >> reporter: i don't think very much at all. if any at all. because, first of all, the complications are occurring in states that the president is going to win easily. that's new jersey, new york, connecticut, for example, and, secondly, i don't think anybody is blaming the president for any of those complications. certainly chris christie, the keynote speaker at the republican convention this year, is not blaming the president. to the contrary, he's praising the president's leadership. that's an asset for president obama. i don't know how big of an asset. i wouldn't expect it to change a lot of votes but the president is certainly not being hurt by this. >> john, appreciate that. we'll
in the crucial states. the governor is in wisconsin today. as we can see, the president in ohio. you look at the top of drudge, john, and it's all about the complications of the recovery, the gas lines, the frustration. how much vulnerability does that leave the president even though he may appear to be acting presidential? >> reporter: i don't think very much at all. if any at all. because, first of all, the complications are occurring in states that the president is going to win easily....
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so i don't think many voters are going to blame president obama for what's going on right now, and leave aside the fact that the states in which the difficulties are occurring db new york, new jersey, connecticut are all reliantly democratic states. what is much more important to the outcome of this election, michelle, is what's going on behind me at this afl-cio phone bank where union volunteers are making calls, doing the painstaking work of identifying callers and getting them to the polls. the chamber of commerce told us they're making millions of phone calls in the final days. interest groups aligned with both campaigns are going to do this non-stop between now and tuesday. of course, many voters have already cast their ballots because of early voting in this country, michelle. but there's a lot of work left to go. the candidates are sprinting and so are the volunteers. >> john, thank you very much. stay there because we're going to come back to you in just a moment. there is that other story that has big impact on the presidential race, and that's the jobs report that came out this
so i don't think many voters are going to blame president obama for what's going on right now, and leave aside the fact that the states in which the difficulties are occurring db new york, new jersey, connecticut are all reliantly democratic states. what is much more important to the outcome of this election, michelle, is what's going on behind me at this afl-cio phone bank where union volunteers are making calls, doing the painstaking work of identifying callers and getting them to the polls....
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>> that's exactly -- >> stacy, we're going to go to president obama now. >> -- on the scene doing work every time we have a disaster here in the united states of america, but obviously the red cross is doing outstanding work internationally. so we want to thank them for that are outstanding work. a few things i want to emphasize to the public at the top. this storm is not yet over. we've gotten briefings from the national hurricane center. it is still moving north. there are still communities that could be affected. so i want to emphasize, there's still risks of flooding. there's still risks of downed power lines, risks of high winds. so it is very important for the public to continue to monitor the situation in your local community. listen to your state and local officials. follow instructions. the more you follow instructions, the easier it is for our first responders to make sure that they're dealing with true emergency situations. so the better prepared individual families are for the situation, the easier it is going to be for us to deal with it. next, obviously, i want to talk ab
>> that's exactly -- >> stacy, we're going to go to president obama now. >> -- on the scene doing work every time we have a disaster here in the united states of america, but obviously the red cross is doing outstanding work internationally. so we want to thank them for that are outstanding work. a few things i want to emphasize to the public at the top. this storm is not yet over. we've gotten briefings from the national hurricane center. it is still moving north. there are...
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swing states. >> i guess you have obama up in ohio still. >> yeah, i think obama does have a slight lead in ohio. >> even though the cincinnati inquirer poll just had it tied. >> i understand that. >> it's not rasmussen. which polls do we believe now? >> i understand that. do you want me to -- should we keep going on this or shy deal with andrew's question about the ground game? >> no, we better talk sandy i think. >> okay. sandy effect on the vote is entirely speculative. there are a lot of people yakking about it, but mostly making stuff up. i'll go to a couple things. first of all, obama is believed to have a somewhat more extensive ground game, he has more people on the ground. so in theory, he has more to disrupt. the president's schedule has him doing more events that will have to be canceled than romney. on the other hand, because romney is down a field goal and needs something to happen, the idea that sandy could flereeze things in place for a few days is not necessarily good for him because he had momentum after the first debate. the momentum seems to have died out. it's left hi
swing states. >> i guess you have obama up in ohio still. >> yeah, i think obama does have a slight lead in ohio. >> even though the cincinnati inquirer poll just had it tied. >> i understand that. >> it's not rasmussen. which polls do we believe now? >> i understand that. do you want me to -- should we keep going on this or shy deal with andrew's question about the ground game? >> no, we better talk sandy i think. >> okay. sandy effect on the...
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with that state's republican governor chris christie. who has been a staunch critic of the president. all this coming just six days before the presidential election. so for the president this is, of course, admirable in a crisis, you put politics aside. and we applaud him for doing so. but it also begs the question, where is the leadership on this crisis, our debt, and deficit, and it's one that could have deeper consequences and longer term. 16 trillion dollars and counting, adding more than $1 trillion in debt every year. it's a very different kind of storm, no doubt. but it is one that we can easily see coming. we know the damage it will do, and yet nothing is being done, no leadership. now, washington has a problem. sandy has proven that they actually can work together. wouldn't it be refreshing if they did so to prevent a disaster instead of only coming together after disaster strikes? that will do it for us today, before we go, take a look at the day on wall street. the market was strong today on the upside. the dow up 136 points,
with that state's republican governor chris christie. who has been a staunch critic of the president. all this coming just six days before the presidential election. so for the president this is, of course, admirable in a crisis, you put politics aside. and we applaud him for doing so. but it also begs the question, where is the leadership on this crisis, our debt, and deficit, and it's one that could have deeper consequences and longer term. 16 trillion dollars and counting, adding more than...
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what is the to mood in the obama camp a week before the election, john? >> they have enough of an edge in the swing states, in particular, ohio, critical for mitt romney, enough to went election. they realize it is extremely close and realize they could lose it, but feel are fairly confident, at the white house they trying to as hard as they can to focus and project that they are focusing on the storm before the run suggested, tyler, the president doing his job, praised by chris christie, the governor of new jersey, as he was earlier today for attending to the job. that can't hurt, i'm a little skeptical myself of it providing a big boost to his campaign because, he is, after all, doing his job so many voters locked in. i don't expect it to switch a lot of votes but certainly can't hurt for the president to be seen as being his job in a competent way. >> i guess the risk of a screwup would got other bay, it that happened it could be damaging. >> george w. bush found that out. george h. w. bush found that out in 1992 when hurricane andrew hit florida and s
what is the to mood in the obama camp a week before the election, john? >> they have enough of an edge in the swing states, in particular, ohio, critical for mitt romney, enough to went election. they realize it is extremely close and realize they could lose it, but feel are fairly confident, at the white house they trying to as hard as they can to focus and project that they are focusing on the storm before the run suggested, tyler, the president doing his job, praised by chris christie,...
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meanwhile, obama has cancelled a rally in ohio today, and will instead visit new jersey to assess the damage with the states governor chris christie, the president keen to be seen responding rapidly to the crisis. >> i want you to cut through red tape. i want you to cut through bureaucracy. there's no excuse for inaction at this point. i want every agency to lean forward and to make sure that we are getting the resources where they're needed as quickly as possible. >> so there you go. president obama then just responding. we talked a little bit about this in the first hour with you about how this could suit obama in the campaign. has to be a little careful how you talk about it. but obama does look cool under fire. does have the ability to take this crisis and show that he is still presidential material. >> yeah, i think it helps obama. he looks presidential. he's in control of the crisis, assuming he remains in control. it's such a close race. it's the sort of thing that could be quite a key swing factor. romney's gone off the map. people haven't seen him on tv for a few days. and he
meanwhile, obama has cancelled a rally in ohio today, and will instead visit new jersey to assess the damage with the states governor chris christie, the president keen to be seen responding rapidly to the crisis. >> i want you to cut through red tape. i want you to cut through bureaucracy. there's no excuse for inaction at this point. i want every agency to lean forward and to make sure that we are getting the resources where they're needed as quickly as possible. >> so there you...
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geithner, and governor cuomo, all whom offered their support and coordination with the federal and state government i will say has been great. now it is the storm -- it is a storm intensifies the most important thing i can say is if you are in your home or some where safe where you can remain, stay there. the time for relocation or evacuation is over. conditions outside are dangerous. they are only going to get worse in the hours ahead. in queens we are getting ten times the normal call volume of 911 calls to the fdny. unfortunately most are for downed trees or flooding conditions. that's not what 911 is for. s that 311. but if you use 911 it means the operator on the line is not free for somebody who has a real emergency to call. please use 311 for downed trees or flooding. there have been more than a thousand reports of tree damage in parks and on street and we are responding to them around half of them are for downed trees, half of them are for other damage. earlier today, a jogger was struck by a falling limb near prospect park and was hospitalized. fortunately she is going to be oka
geithner, and governor cuomo, all whom offered their support and coordination with the federal and state government i will say has been great. now it is the storm -- it is a storm intensifies the most important thing i can say is if you are in your home or some where safe where you can remain, stay there. the time for relocation or evacuation is over. conditions outside are dangerous. they are only going to get worse in the hours ahead. in queens we are getting ten times the normal call volume...
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. >>> president obama signing disaster declarations overnight for the state of new york and new jersey. joining us on the cnbc "newsline," former new jersey governor christine todd whitman. governor, good to have you with us. good morning. >> good morning. how are you surviving? >> hacking in there. we have power which is more than a lot of people can say. ahead of this storm people expected given the experience of irene that officials were overselling it. that clearly was not the case. >> certainly was not the case. it's been an amazing storm, and the aftermath is going to take a long time to clean up which is going to be a real problem. >> what's happening right now that you find most important? >> well, frankly, it's the way -- it's the preparation. it was the pre-storm activity that took place that's most impressed me from both the government side on both sides of the river and from the utilities. i mean, people learned a lesson from irene, and they really seem to have put things together in the best way possible. having said that, the amount of damage nobody is going to be satisfi
. >>> president obama signing disaster declarations overnight for the state of new york and new jersey. joining us on the cnbc "newsline," former new jersey governor christine todd whitman. governor, good to have you with us. good morning. >> good morning. how are you surviving? >> hacking in there. we have power which is more than a lot of people can say. ahead of this storm people expected given the experience of irene that officials were overselling it. that...
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the president touring the worst hit areas of the state this afternoon. let's run you through some of the latest headlines in the aftermath as we get down to business of cleaning up. at least 61 people have died in the united states as a result of sandy. most of them from new york, and also new jersey, as for those without power. the good news is the number is dropping. the bad news is there are still 6.1 million customers without power and folks in the hardest hit areas could also still be in the dark until next week. meanwhile, more than 19,000 flights have been canceled because of sandy. more on that later. more flights to be canceled, newark and jfk airports have reopened today. laguardia and teterboro remain closed. delta saying it may -- big "may" -- resume flights at laguardia tomorrow. >>> new york governor cuomo says we can expect limited subway service restored to 14 of the mta's 23 lines tomorrow. of course, not a moment too soon for the city's 5.3 million riders each weekday. and also long island's metro north railroad service will begin prett
the president touring the worst hit areas of the state this afternoon. let's run you through some of the latest headlines in the aftermath as we get down to business of cleaning up. at least 61 people have died in the united states as a result of sandy. most of them from new york, and also new jersey, as for those without power. the good news is the number is dropping. the bad news is there are still 6.1 million customers without power and folks in the hardest hit areas could also still be in...
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. >> we saw president barack obama in white house briefing room earlier today. basically his message was everybody ought to follow instructions given to them by state and local officials. the rest of the federal government here in washington is closed today. that includes the department of labor. however, folks at department of labor the bls is working hard on friday he's jobs report. the last one before election day. much anticipated. here's a statement we have from the department of labor. they say employees at bureau of labor statistics are working hard to ensure the timely release of employment data on friday, november 2nd. it's our intention friday will be business as usual recording the october employment situation report. no guarantees from the department of labor they're get this report out by friday because their workers are scatter add cross the region right now but they say their intent is to get it out. how could that affect the actual report itself? experts say in terms of the storm's impact in the last couple of days of the month, what you might se
. >> we saw president barack obama in white house briefing room earlier today. basically his message was everybody ought to follow instructions given to them by state and local officials. the rest of the federal government here in washington is closed today. that includes the department of labor. however, folks at department of labor the bls is working hard on friday he's jobs report. the last one before election day. much anticipated. here's a statement we have from the department of...
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rob. >> caller: jim, a florida state happy halloween. booyah! >> caller: my stock is ssys. >> yeah, you know, we looked at this company before. it's digital manufacturing. i am not going to opine on it. i've got to do more work on it. i'm not fresh enough on it. i promise you, i'll get back. matt in new york. matt? >> caller: yes. hi, jim, i want to give you a big boo-yah from up state new york. i appreciate you very much. nye capital management. >> this is tough because mike farrell is no longer at the helm, but they assure me that the group that are running it now are excellent, that's after i said i'm a little nervous because mike is not there. mike unfortunately passed away. but the team is a good one. no need to sell. no need to sell. let's go to greg in mississippi. greg? >> caller: thank you for taking my call, mr. cramer. quick question, nordic american tanker, nat. >> you can't be in the tanker stocks. there's still tankers coming out. you can't be in the tankers stop. still buying more tankers. this group has just got -- i don't want t
rob. >> caller: jim, a florida state happy halloween. booyah! >> caller: my stock is ssys. >> yeah, you know, we looked at this company before. it's digital manufacturing. i am not going to opine on it. i've got to do more work on it. i'm not fresh enough on it. i promise you, i'll get back. matt in new york. matt? >> caller: yes. hi, jim, i want to give you a big boo-yah from up state new york. i appreciate you very much. nye capital management. >> this is tough...
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. >>> there is president obama meeting in new jersey with the governor, chris christie. he just got together with him a few moments ago. the president, as i mentioned, touring the most heavily damaged areas of the state right now along the coastline. some 61 people have been killed by hurricane sandy, most in new york and new jersey. 6.1 million customers remain without power. more than 19,000 airplane flights have been canceled because of the storm with more expected. >>> newark and jfk airports have reopened to limited service today. laguardia and teterboro remain closed. governor cuomo says we can expect limited subway service to be restored tomorrow. long island railroad and metro north railroad service is going to begin in some sort of limited fashion at roughly 2:00 p.m. today and some of new jersey transit -- don't know whether that meents trains or buses, will be resuming shortly as well. >>> one of the questions starting to be asked a little louder now is -- how are the people in some of these towns going to vote? physically? literally? election day is tuesday,
. >>> there is president obama meeting in new jersey with the governor, chris christie. he just got together with him a few moments ago. the president, as i mentioned, touring the most heavily damaged areas of the state right now along the coastline. some 61 people have been killed by hurricane sandy, most in new york and new jersey. 6.1 million customers remain without power. more than 19,000 airplane flights have been canceled because of the storm with more expected. >>>...
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president obama met with new jersey governor chris christie yesterday. the president touring some of the worst hard hit areas of the jersey shore saying 2,000 fema personnel are on the gloupd rou affected states. at least 74 people have died in the u.s. as a result of sandy. most of them from new york and new jersey. still 5.6 million customers in the dark. and it may be ten days before the hardest hit areas sea power restored. more than 19,000 flights were canceled because of sandy, but stranded passengers have something to be thankful for. newark and jfk airports were back in business yesterday and delta and american airlines are scheduled to resume a limited number of flights out of laguardia in about 30 minutes. the mta is also getting back to business with new york city subways offering limited service starting today. the m tcta is waiving all fees until tomorrow. so good news there. >> we're looking for any good news so thank you. the eye of hurricane sandy has hit the jersey shore hard. it wiped away entire economies. president obama surveyed the
president obama met with new jersey governor chris christie yesterday. the president touring some of the worst hard hit areas of the jersey shore saying 2,000 fema personnel are on the gloupd rou affected states. at least 74 people have died in the u.s. as a result of sandy. most of them from new york and new jersey. still 5.6 million customers in the dark. and it may be ten days before the hardest hit areas sea power restored. more than 19,000 flights were canceled because of sandy, but...
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. >> what if obama care was rolled back, how disruptive would that be? >> to our business and our strategy, it would have a limited impact, our focus is really on services in the united states, as well as outside the united states, there would be some transitional changes and spli compliance rules and regulations. >> i love that, david, you know, good things happening, has it been because of it? well it hasn't really been an impediment. david, thank you, we appreciate it. >> thanks for having me this morning. >> when we come back we'll talk about the controversial call for mayor bloomberg on the marathon and we'll get the jobs number in the 8:00 hour. chances are, you're not made of money, so don't overpay for motorcycle insurance. geico, see how much you could save. >>> the new york city marathon will go ahead this weekend and at this point they're saying it's going to be dedicated to the victims of sandy but that decision has come under scrutiny by the very victims it's supposed to be benefiting at this morning. brian shactman has more on the story. br
. >> what if obama care was rolled back, how disruptive would that be? >> to our business and our strategy, it would have a limited impact, our focus is really on services in the united states, as well as outside the united states, there would be some transitional changes and spli compliance rules and regulations. >> i love that, david, you know, good things happening, has it been because of it? well it hasn't really been an impediment. david, thank you, we appreciate it....
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president obama is -- obviously very close races in battleground states, although the obama campaign would rather be where they are. when you look at the national polls, it is neck and neck. president obama trying to rally voters and get these enthusiastic so that they will get out to vote on election day. >> brianna keeler in hollywood, california. and we'll go back to hollywood, florida, when the president starts to speak. >>> all right, meantime republican mitt romney is conceding nothing to the president. earlier he spoke to voters in the democratic stronghold of cleveland, ohio. no republican candidate has ever won the white house without winning ohio. and romney expects to continue that streak. >> if you believe america should be on a better course or if you're tired of being tired, i ask you to vote for real change. paul ryan and i will bring real change to america from day one. when i'm elected the economy and american jobs will still be stagnant, but i won't waste any time complaining about my predecessor. >> this was the second of four events romney had scheduled for today.
president obama is -- obviously very close races in battleground states, although the obama campaign would rather be where they are. when you look at the national polls, it is neck and neck. president obama trying to rally voters and get these enthusiastic so that they will get out to vote on election day. >> brianna keeler in hollywood, california. and we'll go back to hollywood, florida, when the president starts to speak. >>> all right, meantime republican mitt romney is...
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this is a state where the democrats should not be on the defensive, where president obama should not be on the defense this late out, and yet, he is. the latino vote in florida, it's just not as helpful. it really is an anomaly. the latino vote in florida is an anomaly to what it is in the rest of the nation. president obama has got a gigantic gap with the cuban-american voters. the cuban-american voters are still the biggest voters on the latino block in florida. yes, the demographics have diversified, but they're still by far the biggest block, and he has got a gigantic gap there with that cuban-american vote. if mitt romney wins florida, he is going to owe the cuban-americans big-time, and i hope he remembers. >> anna navarro, maria cardona, thank you. >> thank you. >>> a controversial film airs on national geographic tonight, but critics say its timing is a political move to help the president just two days before the election. >> we're going to be the team that takes out insomnia. ♪ introducing the new 13-inch macbook pro, ♪ with the stunning retina display. ♪ for the pro
this is a state where the democrats should not be on the defensive, where president obama should not be on the defense this late out, and yet, he is. the latino vote in florida, it's just not as helpful. it really is an anomaly. the latino vote in florida is an anomaly to what it is in the rest of the nation. president obama has got a gigantic gap with the cuban-american voters. the cuban-american voters are still the biggest voters on the latino block in florida. yes, the demographics have...
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state you live in. ♪ >>> we're awaiting president obama in a swing state of ohio. meantime, in another swing state, that of virginia, bill clinton campaigning on behalf of the president. let's listen in at chesapeake, virginia, at indiana river high school. [ applause ] >> i don't know about you, but i'd rather you save the gasoline and export the oil if that's what we need to do. and that's why governor romney is having such a hard time breaking through in ohio. so what did he do? he ran -- he put -- he put a bogus ad on saying that for president had allowed jeep to move jobs to china. then he said the president had allowed chrysler, which owns jeep, to move jobs to china. then not satisfied with that, since fiat owns part -- he said -- i can't make this up. he said that the president had allowed the italians to move jobs to china. >> all right. you're listening there to bill clinton. he's in indian river high school there in chesapeake, virginia, campaigning on behalf of the president who is campaigning in the swing state of ohio. of course, if you want to see an
state you live in. ♪ >>> we're awaiting president obama in a swing state of ohio. meantime, in another swing state, that of virginia, bill clinton campaigning on behalf of the president. let's listen in at chesapeake, virginia, at indiana river high school. [ applause ] >> i don't know about you, but i'd rather you save the gasoline and export the oil if that's what we need to do. and that's why governor romney is having such a hard time breaking through in ohio. so what did he...
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, barack obama won in 2008 in that state. polls show he is ahead. but could mitt romney really make a run in these final three days? because it looks like the majority of people you spoke to in that piece are big advocates, big supporters of romney. >> reporter: well that is when you talk about mitt romney, they overwhelmingly backed santorum, but it seems that they moved into that romney camp, largely because they will oppose obama strongly on the same-sex marriage, and funding for contraception. now the religious vote, when you talk about catholic voters in dubuque, they were not traditionally in the vote, they seem to be split more because how outspoken the president has been on those social issues and health care reform. i will tell you that neither of the groups we have talked to have been thrilled, necessarily, with their choices right now. and i think that is something that is very important, the enthusiasm, to get out to the polls, don was saying that every single vote counts in ohio and here. you need that enthusiasm
, barack obama won in 2008 in that state. polls show he is ahead. but could mitt romney really make a run in these final three days? because it looks like the majority of people you spoke to in that piece are big advocates, big supporters of romney. >> reporter: well that is when you talk about mitt romney, they overwhelmingly backed santorum, but it seems that they moved into that romney camp, largely because they will oppose obama strongly on the same-sex marriage, and funding for...
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, obama and romney are battling. ohio secretary of state john husted ordered experimental software patches to be installed in vote machines in 39 county. the software has the potential to affect more than 4 million registered voters including those in columbus and cleveland. the free press says the software was never certified or tested. cnn's don lemon spoke to husted last night and gave him a chance to respond. >> we have a new system, all we have to do is load the data into the election reporting system. and actually it's so -- it's so -- the reporting system and the actual counting system are not connected in any way, and the results that anybody can get in their home on the computer, they're going to get them the same time i do. we have a very transparent system that's brand new and will help people across this country and across the world frankly look right at our website with what's going on. >> so nothing fishy going on. >> nothing fishing going on. >>> 1.6 million early votes have been cast in ohio. that top
, obama and romney are battling. ohio secretary of state john husted ordered experimental software patches to be installed in vote machines in 39 county. the software has the potential to affect more than 4 million registered voters including those in columbus and cleveland. the free press says the software was never certified or tested. cnn's don lemon spoke to husted last night and gave him a chance to respond. >> we have a new system, all we have to do is load the data into the...
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president obama declared a state of emergency for the commonwealth of massachusetts. then it says the president on monday will return to the white house following an event in orlando, florida, to monitor hurricane sandy. that's according to a release from the white house. this is all just coming in. as we look here, the metro in washington, d.c., closed on monday due to hurricane sandy. unclear when the service will be restored. that's according to the transit authorities. they don't know in a city as big as washington, d.c., when they're going to get their mass transit back up. a lot of people don't even have cars. so there's nowhere to go unless you're going to walk in that weather. and then here is a new thing just coming in. president obama has declared a state of emergency in the state of new york ahead of the arrival of hurricane sandy according to a release from the white house. and as i close this, i'm sure there are more that will come through. so you're getting the very latest as i'm getting it so don't worry about that rundown i showed you on the right side
president obama declared a state of emergency for the commonwealth of massachusetts. then it says the president on monday will return to the white house following an event in orlando, florida, to monitor hurricane sandy. that's according to a release from the white house. this is all just coming in. as we look here, the metro in washington, d.c., closed on monday due to hurricane sandy. unclear when the service will be restored. that's according to the transit authorities. they don't know in a...
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quote, mitt romney is up or tied with obama in every key battleground state forcing obama on defense in states he won by double digits in 2008 like wisconsin, iowa, michigan, minnesota, and pennsylvania. with the campaigns even on the ground and in early vote, gop enthusiasm is going to carry romney to victory. they're saying energy is on their side and look where obama is campaigning. the reality here is just because the obama campaign is playing defense that still doesn't mean they're going to lose those states. you can play defense and still win. so this is what the romney campaign is talking about today. >> what are both campaigns saying about their chances in ohio during these final few days? >> wolf, you know, our poll showed obama leading romney by three points here, i interviewed govern nor both of them were dismissing public polling saying our models show that the turnout is going to favor republicans. republicans are more enthusiastic. but i went out this morning with some afl-cio organizers. people are talking about turnout. the obama campaign says they've contacted over 1
quote, mitt romney is up or tied with obama in every key battleground state forcing obama on defense in states he won by double digits in 2008 like wisconsin, iowa, michigan, minnesota, and pennsylvania. with the campaigns even on the ground and in early vote, gop enthusiasm is going to carry romney to victory. they're saying energy is on their side and look where obama is campaigning. the reality here is just because the obama campaign is playing defense that still doesn't mean they're going...
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god bless you and god bless the united states of america. >> all right, president barack obama in new hampshire calling his promise to america steady and strong. spelling out his accomplishments and then reaffirming his pledges for the next four years. we have our political team in place as well. brianna keilar is traveling with the president, and we'll check in with her right after this. introducing the new 13-inch macbook pro, ♪ with the stunning retina display. ♪ for the pro in all of us. our boys. husband's sister's boys. play cousins. i'm just gettin' started. woo! [ male announcer ] shop now and put it on layaway. so, you have more time to pay. walmart. hand-carved on the side of a cliff is the guoliang tunnel. what?! you've got to be kidding me. [ derek ] i've never seen a road like this. there's jagged rock all the way around. this is really gonna test the ats on all levels. [ derek ] this road is the most uneven surface, and it gets very narrow. magnetic ride control is going to be working hard. the shock absorbers react to the road 1,000 times a second. it keeps you firm
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. >> president obama is in the state today, joe biden is there tomorrow. there is a lot of action there for the democrats. is the president worried that he may not carry new hampshire as he did in '08? >> the president is very confident that we are. it's going to be a close race and we always said it is going to be close. this election here in new hampshire was decided by less than 1% in both 2000, 2004. there's no reason to believe that new hampshire is not going to be close, again, but when the votes are all counted, it will be under barack obama and joe biden. >> let's take a look at this poll, though, from the american research group. in september, the president had a sizable lead in new hampshire. five points over, but just two points in the most recent poll. is this the result of that lackluster first debate? what do you attribute this to? >> well, we always knew that the polls were going to tighten. clearly, the president said that he wished he had done better in that first debate, but at the end, i think that when the books are all written about th
. >> president obama is in the state today, joe biden is there tomorrow. there is a lot of action there for the democrats. is the president worried that he may not carry new hampshire as he did in '08? >> the president is very confident that we are. it's going to be a close race and we always said it is going to be close. this election here in new hampshire was decided by less than 1% in both 2000, 2004. there's no reason to believe that new hampshire is not going to be close,...
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and right knew president obama is headed to the battle ground state of ohio. he talked to voters there about job growth and how governor romney's ideas won't work. >> but here's the thing, florida. we know what change looks like. what governor romney's offering ain't it. giving more power back to the biggest banks, that's not change. another $5 trillion in tax cuts for the wealthy, that's not change. refusing to answer questions about the details of our policies until after the election, that's definitely not change. >> president obama also told voters that he would fight hard for them and their families. and if you hope the polls will shed some light on who will win? forget about it. cnn editor paul stein hauser is here to do the math for us. paul, what do the national polls look like? >> two days to go, and we have four polls that are nonpartisan and came out since midnight. let's start with the abc news/"washington post." 48% of likely voters supporting the president. 48% supporting mitt romney. how about nbc news/"wall street journal," pretty much the same
and right knew president obama is headed to the battle ground state of ohio. he talked to voters there about job growth and how governor romney's ideas won't work. >> but here's the thing, florida. we know what change looks like. what governor romney's offering ain't it. giving more power back to the biggest banks, that's not change. another $5 trillion in tax cuts for the wealthy, that's not change. refusing to answer questions about the details of our policies until after the election,...
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since monday through today, romney kept or lost margin in one state to obama, not winning north carolina as much. it means as you look at average trends, this race isn't moving towards obama, it is moving in any direction towards romney, including in the swing states, and that trend and average is important. >> yeah, i disagree. i think it is actually stable and that's where i think the ground game everyone talks about matters most. i will tell you, women are not even, about 51, 52% for obama, he got 56%. only reason he's ahead nationally is he is doing okay with men. romney getting 51% of men, which means a small gender gap. >> dana, we will know for sure, i think that's totally wrong. president obama is losing white men by 30 plus points. he is going to -- >> talking all of it. >> he is going to get whacked by men by double digit margin. >> a huge drop. >> he could lose the election. >> see where he ends up with men, too. one of the surprising things in our poll in ohio, middle of the week, among white men, white men without college, holding obama for 43%, a lot higher than we've seen
since monday through today, romney kept or lost margin in one state to obama, not winning north carolina as much. it means as you look at average trends, this race isn't moving towards obama, it is moving in any direction towards romney, including in the swing states, and that trend and average is important. >> yeah, i disagree. i think it is actually stable and that's where i think the ground game everyone talks about matters most. i will tell you, women are not even, about 51, 52% for...
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now obama may be the top prize for the candidates right now l are other important battleground states. we'll take through over the course of the next hour in a way that only cnn can. john avalon and i traveled more than 1800 miles on cnn's battleground bus tour as the race for the white house reaches its conclusion. no mat wrer i ter where i go, t economy is the most important issue in this election. i've been traveling with john avalon. he joins me now as does my good friend christine romans. she joins me from washington. jim acosta from did he back to you, iowa, where mitt romney just landed. brianna keeler is in milwaukee, wisconsin, traveling with president obama. let's start here in ohio. the state has a very complex economy. here's some of what we've been hearing from voters on this trip. >> just a lot of depressed areas. a lot of joblessness. >> just looking at the unemployment rate, it's so scary to me. >> the last four years has not been very good for our small business. >> with the debt crisis, our country has, that burden is going to be on us in the future. >> all of the sk
now obama may be the top prize for the candidates right now l are other important battleground states. we'll take through over the course of the next hour in a way that only cnn can. john avalon and i traveled more than 1800 miles on cnn's battleground bus tour as the race for the white house reaches its conclusion. no mat wrer i ter where i go, t economy is the most important issue in this election. i've been traveling with john avalon. he joins me now as does my good friend christine romans....
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he is also going to be hitting the state of pennsylvania, the state that the obama campaign says is not in play, but is increasingly looking like a state that is becoming more competitive. jim acosta, cnn, portsmouth, new hampshire. >>> new york governor cuomo is speaking right now at this press conference in new york city. has the latest information on the sandy cleanup. one highlight to point out, he has said that all power has been restored to manhattan. but let's listen in for just a minute. >> from what was horrendous damage. and the worst damage that the subway system had ever seen, that people can remember, and 80% is back. so that is just a great, great job. the service between brooklyn and queens and manhattan is being restored immediately. the four, five, six, and seven train will immediately begin to run. the f, the j, the d, the m will run later this afternoon. the staten island railway will have limited service beginning later today. the entire team didn't really did an extraordinary job. they've been work straight. i don't know how many of them are even on their feet. i've
he is also going to be hitting the state of pennsylvania, the state that the obama campaign says is not in play, but is increasingly looking like a state that is becoming more competitive. jim acosta, cnn, portsmouth, new hampshire. >>> new york governor cuomo is speaking right now at this press conference in new york city. has the latest information on the sandy cleanup. one highlight to point out, he has said that all power has been restored to manhattan. but let's listen in for just...
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yesterday, obama visited the swing state of ohio for the 17th time. people are like oh, hi -- oh. >> donald trump called president obama and said i'll give you $5 million if you can release your college records and your passport. here's $5 million, release your college records and your passport. and i said hey, don, i'll give you $5 million if you release that thing on your head. >> experts say the entire 2012 election could come down to just eight states. the states are confusion, dismay, depression, apathy, shock, disbelief, despair, and anxiety. >>> we're going to switch gears here. there's been a lot of ping-ponging today. sandy is back to a hurricane again. forecasters are predicting that it's going to turn into a destructive super storm that could impact an area from north carolina all the way up to maine. delaware, virginia, maryland could get up to a foot of rain from this storm. cnn weather estimates damage from sandy will be $2.3 billion. that's just from the wind. states of emergency have already been issued in the district of columbia and
yesterday, obama visited the swing state of ohio for the 17th time. people are like oh, hi -- oh. >> donald trump called president obama and said i'll give you $5 million if you can release your college records and your passport. here's $5 million, release your college records and your passport. and i said hey, don, i'll give you $5 million if you release that thing on your head. >> experts say the entire 2012 election could come down to just eight states. the states are confusion,...
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the number of states that governor romney and president obama will stop in over the next three days. that's not counting the surrogates. >> when you throw in the surrogates, we turn the knob to 11. here's a favorite of mine, number three. that's how many obama events bruce springsteen, the boss, is playing on the final day of the campaign. >>> sky high unemployment, falling home prices, widespread foreclosures. nevada was dealt a pretty bad hand when it comes to the economy, but the state and its six electoral votes is still one of the most important battlegrounds in tuesday's election. the result could hinge on whether voters are betting on a strong, economic recovery. our miguel marquez headed to las vegas for a unique perspective on the nevada vote. >> here we are top of the strat stratusphere. as this county goes -- oh! in a city that fell harder and faster than just about any place in the country. this better be a very close election. the stratusphere hit hard. >> reporter: the vegas landmark sunk $20 million into a new rest raubt raunt and the sky jump thing and, most important
the number of states that governor romney and president obama will stop in over the next three days. that's not counting the surrogates. >> when you throw in the surrogates, we turn the knob to 11. here's a favorite of mine, number three. that's how many obama events bruce springsteen, the boss, is playing on the final day of the campaign. >>> sky high unemployment, falling home prices, widespread foreclosures. nevada was dealt a pretty bad hand when it comes to the economy, but...
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two of the biggest states. so i just typed in new york and california. it automatically generated the figures for me, and with one click, i can capture this snapshot, share it on facebook and twitter, which i will right after this, and get any other information i want about any state in the country. another thing that fascinates me, if we get away from the numbers and that kind of talk, lots of americans don't vote. i am always interested to hear the stories about people who are voting no matter how you're voting. what's inspiring you and makes you different from people who are apathetic or too busy or can't vote? what's inspiring you? we have this new app set up on my facebook page, joshlevs@cnn. you can click on it, you can show it to all your friend, and we have questions there. i have a screen for you with the questions they have posted for me that's going on my facebook page. we're asking you what is inspiring you to vote? what's getting you out to the polls, if you've already done it or if you plan to do
two of the biggest states. so i just typed in new york and california. it automatically generated the figures for me, and with one click, i can capture this snapshot, share it on facebook and twitter, which i will right after this, and get any other information i want about any state in the country. another thing that fascinates me, if we get away from the numbers and that kind of talk, lots of americans don't vote. i am always interested to hear the stories about people who are voting no...
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yesterday president obama visited the swing state of ohio for the 17th time this year. 17 times. people are so used to seeing him they're like, oh, hi, oh. >> donald trump called president obama and said, i'll give you $5 million, $5 million if you can release your college records and your passport. here's $5 million. release your college records and your passport and i said, hey, don, i'll give you $5 million if you release that thing on your head. >> well, experts say the entire 2012 election could come down to just eight states. the states are confusion, dismay, depression, apathy, shock, disbelief, despair and anxiety. those are the eight states. >> boy, this is the time when you really see what comedians have in them. their createivity and their talent. >> the late-night hosts and "snl." every saturday night, appointment television. >>> thanks for starting your morning with us, we have much more ahead on "cnn saturday morning." starts right now.
yesterday president obama visited the swing state of ohio for the 17th time this year. 17 times. people are so used to seeing him they're like, oh, hi, oh. >> donald trump called president obama and said, i'll give you $5 million, $5 million if you can release your college records and your passport. here's $5 million. release your college records and your passport and i said, hey, don, i'll give you $5 million if you release that thing on your head. >> well, experts say the entire...
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we'll take you to one of the contentious swing states. >> i'll tired of both obama and mitt romney. >>> she can't vote, but she's already crying about the election. find out why this toddler just can't take it any more. hmm, it says here that cheerios helps lower cholesterol as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios ...but you still have to go to the gym. those little things for you, life's about her. but your erectile dysfunction - that could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet approved to treat ed and symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently or urgently. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medications, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sexual activity. do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, as this may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. do not drink alcohol in excess with cialis. si
we'll take you to one of the contentious swing states. >> i'll tired of both obama and mitt romney. >>> she can't vote, but she's already crying about the election. find out why this toddler just can't take it any more. hmm, it says here that cheerios helps lower cholesterol as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios ...but you still have to go to the gym. those little things for you, life's about her. but...
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romney is deploying his resources and previously won by double digit states of president obama's so we're down to the ground game. there's little that these gentlemen can say at this point that can exceed what their ground game has to do. we have a great ground game. we don't even -- our high propensity voters haven't even voted yet and i would disagree with my esteemed colleague and beautiful husband that it wasn't the debate, what happened at the debate was that romney filled the hole that voters wanted to be comfortable voting against barack obama and for mitt romney which is what romney's going to do for the next four years to grow the economy. there's nothing fundamental has changed. this economy is the worst ever, energy prices are not down and people are living the same life they lived four years ago. so that's what this race is about. not the polls. >> look, first of all, president obama won by 7.3 last time so he doesn't have the duplicate what he did in 2008 to win. secondly, there's a way that romney can win without ohio, but it takes a very complicated formula to do that. and
romney is deploying his resources and previously won by double digit states of president obama's so we're down to the ground game. there's little that these gentlemen can say at this point that can exceed what their ground game has to do. we have a great ground game. we don't even -- our high propensity voters haven't even voted yet and i would disagree with my esteemed colleague and beautiful husband that it wasn't the debate, what happened at the debate was that romney filled the hole that...
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how did obama win last time? he woven it from all of them right here in fast growing northern virginia. >> reporter: urgency in a place once reliably red. >> this is the republican party in virginia. >> mitt romney's path to the white house runs through virginia and to win it he must run strong within an hour's drive of washington. >> it's all about northern virginia. there have been so many people from the northeast, from democratic areas, that they have turned a solid red state into a purple state. >> reporter: recent polls show a dead heat. >> if you look at the dozen polls in virginia taken before the first presidential debate on october 3rd, obama was ahead in all 12. if you look at the eight polls taken after the first presidential debate, romney was ahead in 6 out of the 8. and it's now a dead-even tie. >> reporter: to prove its 2008 win was no fluke. it needs to run up the vote if it delivers it can ruin the night before the polls close in the midwest. democratic congressman knows romney's more moderate t
how did obama win last time? he woven it from all of them right here in fast growing northern virginia. >> reporter: urgency in a place once reliably red. >> this is the republican party in virginia. >> mitt romney's path to the white house runs through virginia and to win it he must run strong within an hour's drive of washington. >> it's all about northern virginia. there have been so many people from the northeast, from democratic areas, that they have turned a solid...